Module D Teaching Activities Using ICT

Teaching Activities Using ICT
There are so many innovative and exciting ways that teachers can use Web20 tools to engage students. They can access sites to improve their vocabulary and understanding of grammar, enhance their writing and deepen their understanding of the context of composers. The possibilities are endless!

Vocabulary

• Visuword: An interesting online thesaurus: Visuwords
• Vocabulary.com: Thesaurus test

Grammar

• Grammar Monster: Grammar Monster
• Cyber Grammar - excellent site for teachers as well as students - includes online tests and teaching ideas: cyber grammar
• Grammar Skills: Grammar Skills

Presentations

• Prezi:Prezi
• Glogster: Glogster

Graphic Organisers

• Wordle: Wordle - Convert a poem or 50-word microstory; pre and post test of learning; create a poem; overview of key concepts of a unit of work; vocabulary or spelling lists...
• Tagxedo: tagxedo - Create a speech; capture the essence of an historical period or context; describe a character; create a story...
• Webspiration
• Pinball: Pinball - Brainstorm ideas
• Museum in a Box: Museum in a Box - Fabulous site to load up documents, images, audio and video clips, links, etc.

Google Littrips

• Google LittripsCreate a unique Littrip using Google Earth

Webquests

• Students design their own webquests: Webquests

Google Apps

• Best Apps for Education

Teaching film

• Film teaching resources: Film resources and Teaching tools for film
• Analysing film: Film analysis

Unit of Work

Stasiland - Teaching Australia: Unit of work

Preliminary Unit of Work: Game of Life